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Please review and make comments about these notes from the discussion April 25, 2008. Thanks!Goal #1:

•Strategy – Hire instructors who are speaking the right language and have innovative ideas–Tactic – Job description to reflect the goal (hard and soft skills)–Tactic – Appointment letters reflecting the goal•Strategy – Help instructors stay current in technology/computer standards and professional development as related to business needs–Tactic – Offer release time each year to stay current–Tactic – Bring industry in to give tech sessions and show new technologies–Tactic – Creating faculty workload models to support the goal•Strategy – Keep good, exciting instructors by developing retention programs–Tactic – Reward faculty involvement with students–Tactic – Encourage/mandate timely curriculum revision–Tactic – (TIME article)

Goal #2:•Strategy – Opportunity for CS/CIS to become a support discipline for all disciplines–Tactic – Use IDEAL model for CS/CIS–Tactic – Embed CS/CIS in disciplines that need it•Strategy – Colleges should require CS/CIS as an introductory course for all students–Tactic – Make CS/CIS required GE–Tactic -•Strategy – Computing taught as a essential skill for all students–Tactic - Make CS/CIS required GE–Tactic•Strategy – Develop a new common language to explain opportunities, “real world” applications of computing in society–Tactic – Provide seminar courses that require students to research and write papers and present application of computers in industry–Tactic

Goal #3:

•trategy – Create earlier interest in K-12–Tactic – Seamless integration between K-12 curriculum and CC curriculum–Tactic – Outreach through various means to K-12•Strategy – Provide incentives to industry and faculty members–Tactic – Release time (or reallocate) to enable–Tactic – Provide incentives for industry to be involved with local colleges•Strategy – Administration needs to consistently support and promote science and technology–Tactic – Increase FTE–Tactic•Strategy – (#11) – could not be resolved – too broad–Tactic–Tactic

Goal #4:

•Strategy – Awareness – people do not know about CS/CIS and the relationship with the real world–Tactic–Tactic•Strategy – Create a positive image of CS/CIS–Tactic–Tactic•Strategy – How can CIS/CS be used in all areas of life and work–Tactic–Tactic•Strategy – Improve retention for existing CS/CIS students and encourage potential students–Tactic–Tactic

This is still a work in progress and we will continue this work on May 23rd at our next meeting at Folsom Lake College, 10AM. Looking forward to getting your ideas recorded!